Bring Stock Photography
to VS Code Copilot
Create your Vinkius account to connect Getty Images to VS Code Copilot and start using all 10 AI tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code. No hosting, no server setup — just connect and start using.
GDPR Free for SubscribersCompatible with every major AI agent and IDE
Gemini
What is the Getty Images MCP Server?
Connect your Getty Images account to any AI agent and take full control of your stock media research and asset procurement through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Stock Media Orchestration — Search over 500M editorial and creative images to retrieve asset IDs, titles, and preview URLs natively within your chat
- Creative Discovery — Identify bounded creative images pre-filtered for commercial, advertising, and marketing use flawlessly
- Editorial Auditing — Search across news, sports, entertainment, and archival photography to track specific historical events and global trends synchronousy
- Video Library Management — Browse stock video libraries and retrieve duration, aspect ratio, and available resolution metadata securely
- Visual Similarity Search — Find visually similar assets by providing source IDs to discover related compositions and aesthetic patterns natively
- Lightbox Collection Oversight — List and manage your Lightbox collections to organize selected assets across different projects limitlessly
- Asset Procurement — Execute direct download mutations to consume corporate quota limits and retrieve high-resolution download URLs securely
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Enter your Getty Images API Key (found in the Getty Developer Portal)
- Start managing your stock media from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
Who is this for?
- Content Creators & Editors — search for high-quality stock photos and videos using natural language without leaving the creative workflow
- Marketers — quickly find commercially-safe images for campaigns and manage project lightboxes in real-time
- Journalists & Researchers — search editorial and archival photography to verify historical events through natural conversation
- Designers — discover visually similar assets and audit video metadata directly from the chat interface
Built-in capabilities (10)
Returns download URL and consumes corporate quota limits. Pass asset ID. Download a Getty image
Get full details of a Getty image
Get details for multiple Getty images at once
Find visually similar Getty images
Get full details of a Getty video
List your Getty lightbox collections
Search Getty creative (commercial-use) images only
Not for commercial use. Search Getty editorial images
Returns asset IDs, titles, captions, preview URLs. Pass phrase and page. Search Getty Images stock photos
Search Getty stock videos
Why VS Code Copilot?
GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings Getty Images data directly into your VS Code workflow. With a project-scoped config, the entire team shares access to 10 tools. Copilot queries live data, generates typed code, and writes tests from actual API responses, all without leaving the editor.
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VS Code is used by over 70% of developers. adding MCP tools to Copilot means your team can leverage external data without leaving their primary editor
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Project-scoped MCP configs (
.vscode/mcp.json) let you commit server configurations to your repository, ensuring the entire team shares the same tool access - —
Copilot's Agent mode integrates MCP tools seamlessly with file editing, terminal commands, and workspace search in a single agentic loop
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GitHub's enterprise compliance and audit features extend to MCP tool usage, providing visibility into how AI interacts with external services
Getty Images in VS Code Copilot
Why run Getty Images with Vinkius?
The Getty Images connection runs on our fully managed, secure cloud infrastructure. We handle the hosting, maintenance, and security so you don't have to deal with servers or code. All 10 tools are ready to work instantly without any complex setup.
You stay in complete control of your data. Your AI only accesses the information you approve, keeping your sensitive passwords and private details completely safe. Plus, with automatic optimizations, your AI works faster and more efficiently.
* Every connection is hosted and maintained by Vinkius. We handle the security, updates, and infrastructure so you don't have to write code or manage servers. See our infrastructure
Over 4,000 integrations ready for AI agents
Explore a vast library of pre-built integrations, optimized and ready to deploy.
Connect securely in under 30 seconds
Generate tokens to authenticate and link external services in a single step.
Complete visibility into every agent action
Audit live requests, latency, success rates, and active security compliance policies.
Optimize spending and track token ROI
Analyze real-time token consumption and cost metrics detailed by connection.
Explore our live AI Agents Analytics dashboard to see it all working
This dashboard is included when you connect Getty Images using Vinkius. You will never be left in the dark about what your AI agents are doing with your tools.
Getty Images and 4,000+ other AI tools. No hosting, no code, ready to use.
Professionals who connect Getty Images to VS Code Copilot through Vinkius don't need to write code, manage servers, or worry about security. Everything is pre-configured, secure, and runs automatically in the background.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Ready-to-use MCPs | Find and configure each manually | 4,000+ MCPs ready to use |
| Connection Setup | Manual coding & server setup | 1-click instant connection |
| Server Hosting | You host it yourself (needs 24/7 uptime) | 100% hosted & managed by Vinkius |
| Security & Privacy | Stored in plaintext config files | Bank-grade encrypted vault |
| Activity Visibility | Blind execution (no logs or tracking) | Live dashboard with real-time logs |
| Cost Control | Runaway AI token spend risk | Automatic budget limits |
| Revoking Access | Must delete files or code to stop | 1-click disconnect button |
How Vinkius secures
Getty Images for VS Code Copilot
Every request between VS Code Copilot and Getty Images is protected by our secure gateway. We automatically keep your sensitive data private, prevent unauthorized access, and let you disconnect instantly at any time.
Frequently asked questions
Can my agent search only for commercially safe images in Getty?
Yes. Use the 'search_creative' tool. It pre-filters results for commercial, advertising, and marketing use, ensuring the assets you discover are commercially safe natively.
How do I download an image through the agent?
Use the 'download_image' tool. Provide the Asset ID. Note that this requires an active subscription and will consume your corporate quota. The agent will return a secure download URL synchronously.
Can I find images similar to one I already liked through the agent?
Absolutely. Use the 'get_similar' tool. Provide the ID of your source image, and the agent will analyze its visual properties to find related compositions and aesthetic patterns within Getty's library.
Which VS Code version supports MCP?
MCP support requires VS Code 1.99 or later with the GitHub Copilot extension. Ensure both are updated to the latest version. Older versions of Copilot may not expose the Agent mode toggle.
How do I switch to Agent mode?
Open the Copilot Chat panel and look for two mode options: "Ask" and "Agent". Click "Agent" to enable autonomous tool calling. In Ask mode, Copilot provides conversational answers but cannot invoke MCP tools.
Can I restrict which MCP tools Copilot can access?
Yes. VS Code shows a tool consent dialog before any MCP tool is invoked for the first time. You can also configure tool access policies at the organization level through GitHub Copilot settings.
Does MCP work in VS Code Remote or Codespaces?
Yes. MCP servers configured via .vscode/mcp.json work in Remote SSH, WSL, and GitHub Codespaces environments. The MCP connection is established from the remote host, so ensure the server URL is accessible from that environment.
MCP tools not available
Ensure you are in Agent mode in Copilot Chat. MCP tools only appear in Agent mode.
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